Belluno (Veneto, pictured above) takes this year’s top spot. The only major city to land in the Top 10 is Milan (#8), which fell six places since last year’s index. Florence (#12) and Bologna (#14) also fell six places. Rome barely squeaked into the Top 25, having fallen 11 places since last year.

Each year, the Italian paper Il Sole 24 releases a ranking of 110 Italian cities according to a number of factors including artistic patrimony, public transportation, availability and affordability of fresh food, crime, housing prices, youth unemployment, and more.

I wrote about the index last year for an Italy Roundtable post after getting letters from several readers, especially retirees, asking me where in Italy is the best place to move.